Petitioner sought modification of costs imposed for failing to produce an earlier writ petition. Court reduced costs from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 2,500 due to petitioner's financial inability.
Costs of Rs. 20,000 reduced to Rs. 2,500, payable to Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee within three days.
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..... Petitioner
Through: Mr Sushil Kr Jain, Adv with petitioner in person
versus
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR
..... Respondents Through: Mr Avi Singh, ASC with Megha Bahl, Adv with Insp Madan Lal
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDERMEET KAUR
O R D E R
% 10.01.2018
By way of this application the petitioner Ashok Pandit is seeking modification of the order dated 05.09.2016 dismissing the petition seeking quashing of the present FIR and a costs of Rs. 20,000/- has been imposed upon him. There are two petitioners of which one has come to the court. Both petitioners had been burdened with costs of Rs. 20,000/- each. Petitioner in the present petition is present before the court. He states that because of financial crunch and because of the fact that he is crippled (standing in court) which fact is substantiated he is not able to pay this amount. The order is modified. Costs of Rs. 20,000/- is reduced to Rs. 2500/- which shall be deposited with the Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee within a period of three days from today.
Petition disposed of.
INDERMEET KAUR, J
JANUARY 10, 2018 SU
Ashok Pandit
Govt. of NCT of Delhi
Indermeet Kaur
As recorded by the court registry
A constitutional writ petition in a criminal context, most commonly habeas corpus or a challenge to an FIR or detention order.
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